Regarding the situation in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Hayashi announced that he is considering resuming operations at the Japanese embassy in Kyiv, the capital, and plans to determine the timing of resumption based on the local safety situation.
Regarding the situation in Ukraine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has evacuated the staff of the embassy in Kyiv, the capital, to neighboring Poland and continues to provide information to Japanese people staying there. , countries except Japan have resumed embassy operations in Kyiv.
Against this backdrop, Ambassador of Ukraine Kuninori Matsuda has been in Kyiv since last week to inspect the local situation, including the security situation.
At a press conference, Foreign Minister Hayashi said, "Japan is at the stage of considering resuming embassy operations in Kyiv."
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs plans to decide when to resume operations based on the results of Ambassador Matsuda's inspection.